Archive for February, 2018

Bright Nights: the Baltic-nordic film festival presents the Estonian film

The Man Who Looks Like Me
(Minu näoga onu)

111 min – dir. Andres Malmik, Katrin Malmik

in Estonian with English subtitles,
onSaturday, March 17 at 4:00 pm

Arts Court Theatre – Théâtre de la Cour des Arts

A music critic Hugo, suffering from post-divorce depression, is just about to rebuild his life when his jazz musician father Raivo arrives at his door unexpectedly. Spiteful old man announces that he will soon come to his end and expects his only son to take care of him. When an attractive psychotherapist enters the men’s lives, the father and son duo begin to compete for her attention. The old prankster manages to create a number of embarrassing moments in an effort to ruin Hugo’s romantic plans.
Andres Maimik’s and Katrin Maimik’s tragicomedy is an exploration of forced closeness, a pursuit of happiness and a road to forgiving through laughter, suspense and tears.

To commemorate its 100th anniversary of independence, a display featuring Estonia has been set up in the foyer of Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa, and will remain there for the month of February.
On Saturday February 10th there will be a presentation on Estonia at the Centrepointe Library. More info can be found here –https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/estonian-indepedence

1st Estonian Beer Fest in Canada will be held at le Saint-Bock Brasserie Artisanale 1749 St-Denis St. in Montreal, February 23rd to 28th, 2018 to coincide with Estonia’s National Independence Day. A large selection of beers from the Põhjala Brewery in Estonia will be available.https://pohjalabeer.com/

All Estonians and friends of Estonia are invited to join us in celebrating the Republic of Estonia’s 100th birthday.
At 9 a.m. on Saturday, February 24th, we will raise the Estonian national flag in front of Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue W.
Join us to sing the anthem and mark this significant milestone.
After the flag is hoisted, everyone is invited to the Embassy (260 Dalhousie St, Suite 210) for celebratory refreshments.